BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bolt, a popular ride-sharing system in Eastern Europe and Africa, said on Wednesday it has rolled out its platform in Thailand as competition intensifies among Southeast Asian ride-hailers with cities gradually emerging from the lockdown. Bolt, backed by Daimler and China’s Didi Chuxing, said its pilot venture in the Thai capital has… Continue reading Estonian ride-hailer Bolt launches in Thailand with better rates
Tag: Didi
In a robot taxi through Shanghai
While waiting for the robot, old taxi stories come to mind. When the driver on the way home asked the “Bar Rouge” to charge five times the price and then asked for a fist fight. The drive from the airport in Pudong when the driver reported the three apartments he had bought in central Shanghai… Continue reading In a robot taxi through Shanghai
Didi Chuxing Launches New Economy Ride-Hailing
The service has been in pilot operation in select cities of Guizhou and Shandong. Photo via Didi. China’s Didi Chuxing is launching Huaxiaozhu, a new economy ride-hailing service targeting new market segments, primarily younger users. Incubated internally by an independent unit, Huaxiaozhu leverages Didi’s existing driver pool and operates by the same set of safety… Continue reading Didi Chuxing Launches New Economy Ride-Hailing
China’s Didi Chuxing launches standalone ride-hailing service
China’s Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday it has launched a new standalone ride–hailing service that targets younger customers and offers cheaper rides compared to its main app. Didi, China’s biggest ride–hailing company and backed by Japan’s SoftBank, said in a statement the new service is named “Huaxiaozhu” and that it has already been launched in some cities in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou and the eastern province of Shandong. The new service is… Continue reading China’s Didi Chuxing launches standalone ride-hailing service
Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle startup, said on Friday it has become the first autonomous company to start fully driverless vehicle testing in China, as the world’s biggest auto market accelerates the development of autonomous technologies. Three-year-old WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, said in a statement that it started tests on Wednesday on… Continue reading Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
China’s autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
BEIJING (Reuters) – WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle startup, said on Friday it has become the first autonomous company to start fully driverless vehicle testing in China, as the world’s biggest auto market accelerates development of autonomous technologies. Three-year-old WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, said in a statement that it started tests on… Continue reading China’s autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
Daimler-backed Momenta says its robotaxis will be fully driverless and profitable in 2024
In China and the U.S., there’s much debate about when and how humans will achieve fully autonomous robotaxis at scale — cars that chauffeur passengers under complex road conditions without safety drivers behind the wheel. Many pieces are needed to make this happen: mammoth amounts of test data, advanced algorithms, strong operational teams, big checks… Continue reading Daimler-backed Momenta says its robotaxis will be fully driverless and profitable in 2024
Didi installs V2X equipment in Shanghai, begins test robotaxi service
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, backed by SoftBank Group, launched a test robotaxi service in a Shanghai suburb on Saturday after installing V2X (Vehicle to Everything) hardware throughout the area. FILE PHOTO: The company logo of the Didi ride-hailing app on a car door at the IEEV New Energy Vehicles Exhibition in… Continue reading Didi installs V2X equipment in Shanghai, begins test robotaxi service
KIP Invests In Chinese Personalized Car Rental Service Platform JF Chuxing
Chinese personalized car rental service platform JF Chuxing has raised nearly US$10 million in pre-A round from KIP, Porsche Venture and NIO Capital. UNLOCK DATASubscribe & Access the Best Data and Intelligence on Chinese Venture Capital and Tech Register Now Want to read this important story? Access thousands of news articles and data posts over… Continue reading KIP Invests In Chinese Personalized Car Rental Service Platform JF Chuxing
China’s Didi aims for 1 million robotaxis on its platform by 2030
FILE PHOTO: The company logo of the Didi ride-hailing app on a car door at the IEEV New Energy Vehicles Exhibition in Beijing, China, October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030, an executive said… Continue reading China’s Didi aims for 1 million robotaxis on its platform by 2030